Middlesbrough have agreed a fee to sign Espanyol striker Cristhian Stuani, the Spanish club have confirmed.

The 28-year-old is set to join Championship side Boro on a permanent transfer worth a reported £2.8million.

A statement from Espanyol read: "The Uruguay striker will join Middlesbrough once he passes a medical and signs his contract with the English club.

"In the next few days, Stuani will no longer be an Espanyol player as a preliminary agreement exists for the player to leave our club.

"The intention of the forward is to join Middlesbrough, coached by Spanish manager Aitor Karanka.

"The Uruguay international was expected to join our team in training this week, but the player has been given permission not to do so in order to aid his transfer to his new team.

"The player's wish is to say goodbye to his team-mates next week in Barcelona before joining his new club."

The Uruguayan striker scored 16 goals in 48 appearances in all competitions for Espanyol in the 2014/15 season and was also a part of his national team's squad at the recent Copa America in Chile.